Human Resources Manager

Company Overview

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Description

Job Summary: 

The Human Resource Manager is responsible for serving as the strategic “people” partner in a fast paced, high volume facility. The Human Resource Manager is responsible for all HR functional areas within the facility to include Talent Acquisition, Employee/Labor Relations, Training & Development, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits, Communications, Change Management, Workforce Planning and Employee Engagement.

The Human Resource Manager will report directly to the HR Leader - Logistics.

 

Essential Job Functions: 

•  Lead the Talent Acquisition effort at the Regional Distribution Center (RDC)/Warehouse level including the RDC hiring process for hourly/salaried positions, onboarding and orientation of new hires at the RDC and executing effective talent acquisition strategies for the short and long-term success of the site.

• Lead the Talent Management effort at the RDC level through the development and implementation of new leader assimilations (including coaching and mentoring) of new RDC leadership talent, the execution of learning and development programs designed to prepare RDC based employees for additional responsibilities and career opportunities as future leaders, the implementation of RDC succession plans designed to ensure the right talent is available for the future staffing needs of the RDC, and by providing day to day employee performance guidance to line management. 

• Provide coaching and feedback to direct reports to support their growth and development and position them for career advancement within the company.

 

• Build a high performing, values led culture inside the RDC by developing and executing programs that improve RDC employee engagement levels, and by applying change management expertise to influence the creation of a diverse and inclusive RDC work environment/culture.

 

• Administer best in class HR programs, processes and solutions at the site level:
• Ensure full compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and company policies/procedures;
• Analyze people-based data trends and metrics, and identify opportunities to create trends that would improve site productivity, product quality, employee safety and/or employee retention;
• Collaborate with facility management team to develop and implement people programs, processes and tools that support RDC productivity, product quality, employee safety and employee retention;
• Partner closely with the COE’s (Centers of Excellence) and build strong working relationships to facilitate information exchange and collaborative problem solving.
• Complete investigations in a timely fashion;
• Ensure the site’s payroll is fully compliant with all company policies and procedures and that employees receive accurate and timely paychecks.

 

Job Requirements: 

 

Education:

• BS/BA degree with a concentration in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology or Communications is preferred

Experience: 

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a Human Resources role within a manufacturing or industrial environment is required;

Travel: 

• Occasional; 15% of time

Preferred Skills:

• Must possess the analytical skills necessary to diagnose trends from HR data sets and link those trends to site performance;
• Strong change management and project management skills;
• Experience with driving culture and engagement strategies & initiatives;
• Strong talent management experience including the assessment of talent gaps and development of countermeasures designed to close those gaps and strengthen the talent bench;
• Familiarity with HR process best practices and exp